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Sun Mar 17th 2024
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Jo Little |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Monthly 80-100km (50-65 miles) all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable. Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Monthly 80-100km (50-65 miles) all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular ridersTrying again to do last months all day ride and hoping the weather proves kinder to us. We'll head,via Great Coxwell and Little Faringdon, to Coln St Aldwyns (27 miles) for our first stop at the community shop/cafe, . Then return via Aston (44 miles), with an opportunity for another cafe stop, before Great Brook (if it's not flooded( and then tackling Buckland hill. 57 miles in total but only 576m of climbing, so should be doable at this time of year. |
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Riders:Barry StantonJan McCabe Jo Little Lisa Footner Nicole Pethybridge Paul Smith Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 8 Weather:  Report:Rain the night before had left us all a bit uncertain about the road conditions and we had mixed results. The section between Coleshill and Lechlade was so flooded one kind driver offered to give us a lift across! Barry had a puncture here that was quickly mended. The next section from Lechlade to Little Faringdon was so full of potholes it felt more of an off road ride. After that, though, the roads were great, the sun came out and it turned into a good ride. The cafe at Coln St Aldwyn is highly recommended - they even served us, though we turned up as they were closing. At Bampton garden centre Yvonne, Barry and Paul carried on for home and other commitments while the rest of us had a second cafe stop before heading back for Grove.At over 100km, for some of us, this was the longest ride we'd done for many months, so it felt good to complete. Thanks to everyone for being such excellent company. | ||
Distance:91.73 km (57.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45502257" | ||
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